Chief Medical Officer - Richmond

BHS • Nicholasville, KY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Summary Job Description: Responsible for creating a positive and progressive relationship with all members of the medical staff, hospital executive team and all hospital leadership; collaborates to foster a culture of safety throughout the hospital and among all staff; ensures communication and collaboration with administrative and operational leaders to support clinical excellence. Assists the Senior Team in formulating and implementing strategies for the physicians and organization. The CMO will facilitate and coordinate physician-centric activities including quality improvement, peer review, clinical effectiveness and resource management supporting the highest level of care and regulatory compliance. Serves as an ambassador for Baptist Health Richmond in the community. This is a hybrid role split between 80% CMO duties and 20% Clinical Practice duties. Education Board certified physician with current state license, preferably in Kentucky. Experience Minimum of 5 years as a Chief Medical Officer with both clinical and administrative staff leadership experience working within a 100+ licensed bed acute care hospital. Minimum of 3 years related experience in patient quality and safety. Experience with CMS, ACHC and or Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies. Experience in formulation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines and performance improvement activities for various service lines, including Emergency, Cancer Care, Surgical Services, Maternity, Sleep Disorder and Diabetes Management. Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now! Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics. Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama. Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence. Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians. EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy

Requirements

• Board certified physician with current state license, preferably in Kentucky
• Minimum of 5 years as a Chief Medical Officer with both clinical and administrative staff leadership experience working within a 100+ licensed bed acute care hospital
• Minimum of 3 years related experience in patient quality and safety
• Experience with CMS, ACHC and or Joint Commission, and other regulatory bodies
• Experience in formulation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines and performance improvement activities for various service lines, including Emergency, Cancer Care, Surgical Services, Maternity, Sleep Disorder and Diabetes Management

Responsibilities

• Creating a positive and progressive relationship with all members of the medical staff, hospital executive team and all hospital leadership
• Collaborates to foster a culture of safety throughout the hospital and among all staff
• Ensures communication and collaboration with administrative and operational leaders to support clinical excellence
• Assists the Senior Team in formulating and implementing strategies for the physicians and organization
• Facilitate and coordinate physician-centric activities including quality improvement, peer review, clinical effectiveness and resource management supporting the highest level of care and regulatory compliance
• Serves as an ambassador for Baptist Health Richmond in the community

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree